SSR: Also known as "Shut Up, Sit Down, and Read!" We read for 20 minutes while Mrs. Ortega was recording what people were reading and where they sat.
Assign scribe duty: Right after, Mrs. Ortega introduced the English blog and the way it works. Everyone is required to do one week of scribe duty throughout the year, and any leftover weeks can be done for extra credit. Most people signed up for weeks up until next year. For this week, I'll be your scribe!
*My name is Alfonso by the way, Hi!!! :D
Notebook Setup: We started using our notebooks today, so we set them up with a table of contents that uses 3 columns. The 3 columns were assignment #, title, and page #. We taped those assignments in our notebook, but make sure you SKIP 3 PAGES after the table of contents. The first 5 assignments were as follows in order of page and assignment number:
- Class Intro
- Mathemagician
- TAL: Blackjack Alt. Notes
- POL Poem
- ABC's ( and D's) of Timed Writing
Intro to Timed Writing/ABC's (and D's): After setting ourselves up, we started on our notes and discussed why timed writing is important. We also learned about a new way to approach timed writing assignments and here's a brief review and the time it should take to get done:
A: Assess the prompt < 1 minute
B: Brainstorm < 5 minutes
C: Choose Order: < 1 minute
D: Discover Errors < 1-2 minutes
Reading Autobiography: We finish off the day with a quickwrite that tests how quick we can write. Our topic for writing was about our earliest memories about reading, and we had (correct me if I'm wrong...) about 15-20 minutes to write.
Homework for today: Practice your poems for Poetry Out Loud, and they will be due by 9/18/12. Have an awesome week and I will see you tomorrow!!!
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